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Invited presentation at the 15th Congress of the European Society of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology (ESPO) 2021

Mrs Jaya Nichani has been invited to give a lecture at the upcoming 15th Congress of the European Society of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. Her lecture is entitled “Facial nerve palsy in children”

Invited presentations at the 15th Congress of the European Society of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology (ESPO) 2021

Professor Iain Bruce has been invited to give two lectures at the upcoming 15th Congress of the European Society of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. His lectures are entitled “Hearing loss in Down’s syndrome” and “UK acute mastoiditis audit”

Best short paper presentation, North of England Otolaryngology Society (NOE)

Mr Haroon Saeed won best short paper presentation at the Autumn NOE meeting with his presentation entitled “Enlarged vestibular aqueduct: Disease characterisation and exploration of potential clinical predictors for cochlear implantation”. His academic supervisor overseeing this award-winning research was our own Professor Iain Bruce

North of England Otolaryngology George Seed Prize for Best Unpublished Research 

Mr Jonathan Abbas won the award for Best Unpublished Research at the recent Autumn NOE meeting with his project entitled “HoloLens 2 Enhanced Endocrine Case-Based Teaching”. His academic supervisor overseeing this award-winning research was our own Professor Iain Bruce

Mr Neil Bateman has been invited to act as Chairperson at the upcoming European Society of Paediatric Otolaryngology (ESPO) meeting, November 2021

https://www.espo-2021.org/

Mr Neil Bateman has been invited to speak at the 6th International Tracheostomy Symposium, October 2021

“Kids, trachys and COVID”

https://www.tracheostomy.org.uk/6thITS

Mr Neil Bateman has been invited to act as Chairperson for the upcoming Smith & Nephew course, September 2021

“Introducing COBLATION Intracapsular Tonsillectomy in ENR Practice Webinar”

Mr Neil Bateman, Mrs Jaya Nichani and Prof. Iain Bruce have been invited to act as panel members at the upcoming British Association of Paediatric Otolaryngology (BAPO) meeting, September 2021

https://www.bapo.co.uk/bapo2021/Friday/

Prof Iain Bruce invited to give the Graham Fraser Lecture, May 2021

“Who really wants a crystal ball? Prognostication in CI and progressive hearing loss”

http://grahamfraserfoundation.org.uk/lectures-2/

Cholesteatoma: Not just bad skin behind the eardrum

Our own Professor Iain Bruce recently contributed an article on cholesteatoma to hearX, a vision-led blog site committed to healthy hearing and affordable access to hearing care.

https://www.hearxgroup.com/blog/Cholesteatoma.html

Congratulations

Prof Iain Bruce elected to the Board of Trustees (council) of the British Cochlear Implant Group. https://www.bcig.org.uk/trustees/

Congratulations

Prof Iain Bruce invited to give the Graham Fraser Lecture, May 2021

“Who really wants a crystal ball? Prognostication in CI and progressive hearing loss”

http://grahamfraserfoundation.org.uk/lectures-2/

Jan 2021 – Prof Iain Bruce joins the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) regional advisory committee.

He will serve on this committee initially for 2 years, helping to determine which applications for research funding are supported; studies that are important to patients, carers and the NHS.

Working collaboratively to perform incredibly rare, life-saving surgery on a newborn

The ENT Department was recently part of a multidisciplinary team made up of 34 specialists from Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital (RMCH) and Saint Mary’s Hospital (SMH), part of the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, which safely performed an Ex Utero Intrapartum Treatment (EXIT) for the third time in the hospitals’ history, with the added challenge of carrying out the surgery during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Paediatric Tracheostomy Multi-Disciplinary Team, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital – Winners of the MFT Excellence Collaboration Award 2020

Congratulations to the Paediatric Tracheostomy Multi-Disciplinary Team, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital for winning the MFT Excellence Collaboration Award 2020. The MFT Excellence Awards celebrate the very best of our incredible and diverse workforce and the amazing contributions they make every day across our organisation. The awards are our opportunity to recognise our dedicated teams and individuals who truly   display our Values of Everyone Matters, Working Together, Dignity and Care and being Open and Honest. 

New Medel BCI602 Bone Conduction Implants

 Another RMCH Hospital first! The first of the new Medel BCI602 (intact skin and active) bone conduction implants performed by our very own Mrs Jaya Nichani.

Marie Higson – Patient Safety Champion 2019

Congratulations to our Tracheostomy Specialist Practitioner, Marie Higson for winning the Patient Safety Champion Award 2019 in recognition of the consistent care she has provided to children with tracheostomies and their families, as well as her support in providing training across the Trust and beyond.

Globally Recognised Leaders in Implantation Otology

Professor Iain Bruce invited to lecture on “Cochlear Implantation with Hearing Preservation” at Dialogues in Paediatric ENT 2019 in France.

Internationally Recognised Leaders in Radiofrequency Ablation (Coblation)

Our own Mr Neil Bateman was invited to the Montreal Children’s Hospital to demonstrate the technique of Intracapsular Coblation Tonsillectomy.

Ground breakers in Implantation Otology Research and Innovation

Our own Professor Iain Bruce appointed Editor-in-Chief of Cochlear Implants International.

Surgery at RMCH – Inspected and Rated Outstanding by the CQC

Congratulations to Mr Neil Bateman, Clinical Director for Surgery and all the nurses, doctors, AHPS, administrators and managers in surgery, nephrology and neurology for their recent CQC rating.

Making Surgery Safer and Evidence Based – British Academic Conference in Otolaryngology (BACO) 2018

Invited from Mrs Jaya Nichani, Professor Iain Bruce and Mr Neil Bateman at BACO 2018. Topics covered included hearing preservation cochlear implantation, glue ear, rehabilitating hearing loss in microtia and surgery for congenital neck lumps.

Simulation-Based Training at the British Academic Conference in Otolaryngology (BACO) 2018

RMCH surgeons Neil Bateman and Mira de Kruijf deliver simulation training at BACO 2018 training doctors how to safely remove foreign bodies from the airways of children.